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New Board Gaming |OT2| On Tables, Off Topic
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BomberMouse
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More rules doesn't necessarily make the game more fun, just look at that garbage tier TTR Marklin game. If anything EU is more boring, there's less tension due to the stations.
Also the stations make the europe map way to forgiving.
woo and indeed hoo
Banned
Yurop TTR >>>>>>> Merika TTR purely because of the far more attractive man on the cover.
?? I'm seeing it all over Amazon, and the second edition core set seems to be out as well.
All I see on amazon for the second edition core set is stuff shipping from the UK. Also above retail. If you have any links to reasonable stuff for sure link me! Second Edition Core sets. I need 3 of them.
Ordered! Thanks! Hopefully they are reliable about in stock and out of stock. Never ordered from them before.
Potion Explosion reviewed by Game Boy Geek
Congrats on getting it out on CMON, looking forward to it.
Congrats on getting it out on CMON, looking forward to it.
Awesome to hear, thanks so much for the help!
BattleMonkey
Member
Its fun and simple
EYEL1NER
Member
Nice. I am eagerly awaiting this.
I try to check MM and CSI at least once a week to see if it is available to pre-order yet.
Still stuck in the "1st quarter of 2016".
I am watching online retailers like a hawk for Raptor.
That stinks. It was on super sale at several places on Black Friday. Maybe that's why.
I over heard some people at my LGS playing a Game Of Thrones card game, but I wasnt sure if it was some Netrunner spin-off or if it was a straight up GOT TCG. I kept hearing how he had a sick Greyjoy deck, but never bothered to ask what they were playing.
Anyone know if its a netrunner thing, or was it more than likely the GOT TCG?
Game of Thrones is an older LCG that came out before Netrunner, they recently made a second edition which is what everybody is talking about.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Has anyone played the X-Files board game?
It was the first time I saw it today at a comic store and I was intrigued.
It was the first time I saw it today at a comic store and I was intrigued.
Game of Thrones used to be a CCG, was bought by FFG and turned into an LCG. It ran for a long time and was really good but needed a reset. Core rules got revised, cards got re balanced and now you have 2nd edition. Some people still play first I am sure, but 2nd is a much better game, just does not have a huge card pool yet.
As far as the format it is totally an LCG like Netrunner. Thrones and Netrunner I like about equally.
Actually Netrunner came out first (if you count Garfield WoTC edition)! ;p
Yeah definitely sounds like they were talking GoT though. FFG has a bunch of LCGs but they're all pretty different.
Its cool, Karkador linked me to Funagain and they had some. As long as they aren't big old liars about stock I should have it next week!
Mr. Luchador
Member
That was my fear, and enough to put me off the £50 price point. I think I'll look into getting Boss Monster instead.
I did specify LCG, because I was suspecting someone would bring up Garfield's version
. I forget which is older now the Cthulu lcg or the GoT LCG.antiquegamer
Member
You have to keep in mind not everyone like to play game like we do and you are blessed that you have family full of gamers but for none gamers getting start on hobby boardgame even thing that we feel are simple is totally foreign to them when all they ever play was Monopoly or Clue. I think it is better to ease them in than turn them off completely. I got a copy of Europe and no one in my family like it, they all hate the added rules. I think the original Tickets to Ride is a great gateway game, it simple and elegant and have enough rule to keep muggle engage but doesn't overwhelm them.
Oh and my post suppose to read non gamers not non-Americans, Google silly auto correct.
BomberMouse
Member
Boss monster isn't that great either. It's not bad but it's pretty bland too.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Oh.
Back to the drawing board! I have a few on my Amazon Wishlist, but I'm sort of waiting for their price to come down.
I did specify LCG, because I was suspecting someone would bring up Garfield's version
Cthulu was the first.
BomberMouse
Member
Pretty sure a lot of people would gladly give you some recs on this thread if you say what kind of games are you looking for.
Have you also looked into other online retailers? Some of them are significantly cheaper than amazon.
Mr. Luchador
Member
These are the ones I've bookmarked for purchase at some point, most of them were recommendations from this very thread a few months ago!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/2EHB1GXNZ9VS5
woo and indeed hoo
Banned
Coup! Can be had online for £8 or so easily enough. Great value game.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Nice, I'll keep an eye out for it!
antiquegamer
Member
I never have problem with Funagain and they are sort of local to me so they ship really fast. Their price can be higher than some of the on-line retailers but have yet to get bad service from them. Also no sale tax in Oregon.
We played a lot of game over the weekend and I am getting my butt kick by everyone in my family with 7 Wonders Duel. This is going to be my favorite game that I never win. My son beat me with military victory which is pretty hard but all the cards line up for him.
My in-law brought over several games they got for Christmas and between our family we have 4 copies of One Night Ultimate Werewolf. Seems to be all the rage. We play several games and it was fun but social deduction game is not my favorite but it was enjoyable. I got Sheriff of Nottingham for my wife (though she has yet to play it, lol) we play several games and seems to be big hit. Surprise hit was probably Betrayal at the House on the Hill, everyone seems to enjoy it because of its silliness and random story.
BomberMouse
Member
By all means try Coup, Resistance, Dixit, Pandemic and King of Tokyo.
I'd throw in there some other gateway games like Love Letter, Ticket to Ride, Ghost Blitz, For Sale, The Magic Labyrinth and Saboteur.
Regarding competitive two-player games, I got my girlfriend Jaipur and 7 Wonders Duel for Christmas. I'm happy with both.
7 Wonders Duel in particular does some really neat things in my opinion, but I wonder if there's some sort of backlash to the game since hardly anyone talks about it. I plan to post about the mechanics I liked in the next few days.
7 Wonders Duel in particular does some really neat things in my opinion, but I wonder if there's some sort of backlash to the game since hardly anyone talks about it. I plan to post about the mechanics I liked in the next few days.
BomberMouse
Member
Doubt it considering it's already 39 in the ranking at bgg. Sometimes I feel some of these ratings have to be doctored.
sasimirobot
Junior Member
Cheaty mages is really fun! perfect blend of bluffing, strategy and luck for such a simple card game. right now I would say it's my favorite card game, but yeah it's new so not sure about its legs.
slight problem that there isn't enough money included since we ran out twice at the end of the game.
love all seiji kanai artwork, look at the American version of lost legacy, Holy shit it's so tastless...
slight problem that there isn't enough money included since we ran out twice at the end of the game.
love all seiji kanai artwork, look at the American version of lost legacy, Holy shit it's so tastless...
EYEL1NER
Member
I'm gonna need to start packing up to leave the country again on Wednesday. I decided that I'm going to take a Patchwork with me. The box is pretty small and I enjoyed it but I don't imagine I'll get a bunch of plays out of it with my wife, since she didn't like it. Better to take it with me and play it with a coworker than let it sit here I guess.
I also decided to last-minute back Secret Hitler before it ended. I figured I could use another social deduction or traitor game to sit unplayed on a shelf alongside Coup, Coup Reformation, Coup Rebellion G54, Resistance, Resistance Avalon, Ultimate Werewolf, One Night Resistance, and so on...
I'm looking to pick up Sellswords too I guess, but probably won't be able to get my hands on a copy before leaving. I like L99 Games games. I also love Triple Triad. I'll never be able to get my hands on a complete legit Triple Triad and I've wanted to print a copy with Arts/CowCow but have never been able to find the red background files online, so this seems like the closest thing.
I also decided to last-minute back Secret Hitler before it ended. I figured I could use another social deduction or traitor game to sit unplayed on a shelf alongside Coup, Coup Reformation, Coup Rebellion G54, Resistance, Resistance Avalon, Ultimate Werewolf, One Night Resistance, and so on...
I'm looking to pick up Sellswords too I guess, but probably won't be able to get my hands on a copy before leaving. I like L99 Games games. I also love Triple Triad. I'll never be able to get my hands on a complete legit Triple Triad and I've wanted to print a copy with Arts/CowCow but have never been able to find the red background files online, so this seems like the closest thing.
Glad to see you have the lovely artwork version of Love Letter
Cheaty Mages isn't bad but Chronicle is the secret winner of that group. I fucking love that game and I usually hate trick taking games. It turns the whole concept on its head enough that I really get into it.
Burgle Bros is amazing. Only played twice but had fun both times. Highly thematic and lots of replay value from what I can tell. Nine characters with unique abilities, regular and advanced.
Basic premise is to crack the safes in each floor (this can vary dependant on set up) and escape with the loot. Snag is that the loot carries with it a penalty could be anything ( a dog that barks and attracts guards as an example ).
Grab all loot and make it to the chopper on the roof to win.
All the cliché's are present, laser rooms, fingerprint scanners, motion detectors, which can be hacked via the appropriate control panels. Guards will patrol and you will generally know the route they plan on taking but if an alarm goes off they will head straight for it at an increased speed . (this can be used to your advantage to distract them).
Anyone into co-ops or an ideal solo game (play multiple characters) should check this one out.
And yes you can hide in the toilet cubicle, like the movies.
Basic premise is to crack the safes in each floor (this can vary dependant on set up) and escape with the loot. Snag is that the loot carries with it a penalty could be anything ( a dog that barks and attracts guards as an example ).
Grab all loot and make it to the chopper on the roof to win.
All the cliché's are present, laser rooms, fingerprint scanners, motion detectors, which can be hacked via the appropriate control panels. Guards will patrol and you will generally know the route they plan on taking but if an alarm goes off they will head straight for it at an increased speed . (this can be used to your advantage to distract them).
Anyone into co-ops or an ideal solo game (play multiple characters) should check this one out.
And yes you can hide in the toilet cubicle, like the movies.
Put down an order for Warhammer the Adventure Card Game and Conflict of Heroes (plus Solo expansion). Looking forward to trying them out.
Played a while ago a round of Catacombs with friends and had an absolute blast. I have really missed having a dexterity game here and this really hits a good spot between being about flicking stuff around and also playing a game. Had so much fun watching my friends flay around the board with their adventurers, narrowly missing my monsters and then realizing in horror they just parked right next to the big bad one.
Played a while ago a round of Catacombs with friends and had an absolute blast. I have really missed having a dexterity game here and this really hits a good spot between being about flicking stuff around and also playing a game. Had so much fun watching my friends flay around the board with their adventurers, narrowly missing my monsters and then realizing in horror they just parked right next to the big bad one.
BomberMouse
Member
Chronicle looks amazing, funny about the censorship on the american version.
woo and indeed hoo
Banned
Nice!
Shame about the money :/ but thanks for the heads up.My friend has the western version of Lost Legacy. As blandified aesthetics for 'western tastes' goes I don't find it too bad but I would take the original artwork every damn time. I have the westernised Love Letter and the Kanai Edition but we always play the latter. The best thing about the former is the bag!
i has Chronicle! Sounds like I need to bump that game up my list of games I need to teach myself at home on my own before I try and teach the game to my group. I recently did that with Jaipur to great success so it's clearly the way to proceed with 'new' games for me. The friend I taught the game to then taught it to another friend when I wasn't even there [I leave some of my games in his shop for easy access] which was very gratifying .?
Did they remove Stump's beard on the cover or something?
BomberMouse
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I think one of the card was supposed to be a prostitute which was changed in the american version.
woo and indeed hoo
Banned
:/ I'll have the version with the prostitute thanks. prostitute >>>> puritan
BomberMouse
Member
I did a quick search, game is the same, they just renamed the card to "mother" weirdly enough.
https://boardgamegeek.com/image/974081/chronicle